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  • 1. Study: The duration of first unions: A comparative analysis between landed immigrants and Canadian-born individuals
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202407137746
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-03-11
  • 2. The duration of first unions: A comparative analysis between landed immigrants and Canadian-born individuals
    Articles and reports: 89-652-X2024001
    Description: Based on data from the 2017 General Social Survey on family, this article examines the timing and risk of dissolution of first unions in Canada. This is a comparative analysis by sex and landed immigrant status which focuses on people who were aged 20 and over at the time of the survey and who had already been in a couple, marriage or common-law union, at least once.
    Release date: 2024-03-11
  • 3. Distribution of income between married spouses or common-law partners by characteristics of couples: Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts
    Table: 98-10-0083-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Married spouses or common-law partners in private households, 2021 Census — 100% data
    Variable list: Couples by distribution of income between married spouses or common-law partners (47), Presence of children 0 to 17 in census family (5), Characteristics of couple (19)
    Description: Distribution of income between married spouses or common-law partners and characteristics of couples, including presence of children for married spouses or common-law partners.
    Release date: 2023-11-15
  • 4. Distribution of income between married spouses or common-law partners by characteristics of couples including gender diversity status of couple family: Canada
    Table: 98-10-0084-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Married spouses or common-law partners in private households, 2021 Census — 100% data
    Variable list: Couples by distribution of income between married spouses or common-law partners (68), Gender diversity status of couple family (7), Presence of children 0 to 17 in census family (5), Characteristics of couple (19)
    Description: Distribution of income between married spouses or common-law partners by characteristics of couples, including gender diversity status of couples and presence of children for married spouses or common-law partners.
    Release date: 2023-11-15
  • 5. Family matters: Disagreements within couples during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023003
    Description:

    This infographic presents findings on changes in the frequency of disagreements within couples since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also included are findings on the prevalence of disagreements within couples regarding decisions related to the ongoing pandemic situation. Data come from the 2022 Canadian Social Survey - Well-being and Family Relationships.

    Release date: 2023-01-11
  • 6. Census Profile
    Profile of a community or region: 98-316-X
    Description:

    This product presents information from the Census of Population for various levels of geography, including provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, communities and census tracts. Data are from the Census of Population and include characteristics for: population, age, sex, dwellings, families, marital status, language, income, education and labour as examples.

    Release date: 2022-12-15
  • 7. Number of marriages and nuptiality indicators
    Table: 39-10-0055-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Number of marriages and various nuptiality indicators (crude marriage rate, number of marriages of different-gender or same-gender couples [when available], total first-marriage rate and probability of ever marrying according to the first-marriage table), by place of occurrence, 1991 to most recent year.
    Release date: 2022-11-14
  • 8. “I don’t”: Historic decline in new marriages during the first year of the pandemic
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202231831505
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2022-11-14
  • 9. Number of divorces and divorce indicators
    Table: 39-10-0051-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Number of divorces and various divorce indicators (crude divorce rate, divorce rate for married persons, age-standardized divorce rate, total divorce rate, mean and median duration of marriage, median duration of divorce proceedings, percentage of joint divorce applications), by place of occurrence, 1970 to most recent year.
    Release date: 2022-11-14
  • 10. Number of divorces and divorce rate per 1,000 marriages, by duration of marriage
    Table: 39-10-0054-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Number of divorces and divorce rate per 1,000 marriages, by duration of marriage and place of occurrence, 1970 to most recent year.
    Release date: 2022-11-14
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  • 1. Distribution of income between married spouses or common-law partners by characteristics of couples: Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts
    Table: 98-10-0083-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Married spouses or common-law partners in private households, 2021 Census — 100% data
    Variable list: Couples by distribution of income between married spouses or common-law partners (47), Presence of children 0 to 17 in census family (5), Characteristics of couple (19)
    Description: Distribution of income between married spouses or common-law partners and characteristics of couples, including presence of children for married spouses or common-law partners.
    Release date: 2023-11-15
  • 2. Distribution of income between married spouses or common-law partners by characteristics of couples including gender diversity status of couple family: Canada
    Table: 98-10-0084-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Married spouses or common-law partners in private households, 2021 Census — 100% data
    Variable list: Couples by distribution of income between married spouses or common-law partners (68), Gender diversity status of couple family (7), Presence of children 0 to 17 in census family (5), Characteristics of couple (19)
    Description: Distribution of income between married spouses or common-law partners by characteristics of couples, including gender diversity status of couples and presence of children for married spouses or common-law partners.
    Release date: 2023-11-15
  • 3. Census Profile
    Profile of a community or region: 98-316-X
    Description:

    This product presents information from the Census of Population for various levels of geography, including provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, communities and census tracts. Data are from the Census of Population and include characteristics for: population, age, sex, dwellings, families, marital status, language, income, education and labour as examples.

    Release date: 2022-12-15
  • 4. Number of marriages and nuptiality indicators
    Table: 39-10-0055-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Number of marriages and various nuptiality indicators (crude marriage rate, number of marriages of different-gender or same-gender couples [when available], total first-marriage rate and probability of ever marrying according to the first-marriage table), by place of occurrence, 1991 to most recent year.
    Release date: 2022-11-14
  • 5. Number of divorces and divorce indicators
    Table: 39-10-0051-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Number of divorces and various divorce indicators (crude divorce rate, divorce rate for married persons, age-standardized divorce rate, total divorce rate, mean and median duration of marriage, median duration of divorce proceedings, percentage of joint divorce applications), by place of occurrence, 1970 to most recent year.
    Release date: 2022-11-14
  • 6. Number of divorces and divorce rate per 1,000 marriages, by duration of marriage
    Table: 39-10-0054-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Number of divorces and divorce rate per 1,000 marriages, by duration of marriage and place of occurrence, 1970 to most recent year.
    Release date: 2022-11-14
  • 7. Mean age and median age at marriage, by legal marital status
    Table: 39-10-0056-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Mean age and median age at marriage, for persons who married in a given year, by legal marital status, gender (when available), the couple's gender composition (when available) and place of occurrence, 1991 to most recent year.
    Release date: 2022-11-14
  • 8. Number of persons who married in a given year and marriage rate per 1,000 unmarried persons, by age group and legal marital status
    Table: 39-10-0057-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Number of persons who married in a given year and age-specific marriage rate per 1,000 unmarried persons, by legal marital status, gender (when available) and place of occurrence, 1991 to most recent year.
    Release date: 2022-11-14
  • 9. Mean age and median age at divorce and at marriage, for persons who divorced in a given year, by sex or gender
    Table: 39-10-0052-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Mean age and median age at divorce and at marriage, for persons who divorced in a given year, by sex or gender and place of occurrence, 1970 to most recent year.
    Release date: 2022-03-09
  • 10. Number of persons who divorced in a given year and divorce rate per 1,000 married persons, by age group and sex or gender
    Table: 39-10-0053-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Number of persons who divorced in a given year and age-specific divorce rates per 1,000 legally married persons, by sex or gender and place of occurrence, 1970 to most recent year.
    Release date: 2022-03-09
Analysis (66)

Analysis (66) (20 to 30 of 66 results)

  • 21. Living apart together Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X201300111771
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Many individuals are not married or in a common-law relationship, but are in a stable relationship without living under the same roof. These couples are 'living apart together.' How many individuals are in this situation in Canada? Is this type of relationship increasing? Are these relationships motivated by lifestyle choices?

    Release date: 2013-03-05
  • 22. Fifty years of families in Canada: 1961 to 2011 Archived
    Stats in brief: 98-312-X201100311702
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    These short analytical articles provide complementary analysis to the 2011 Census analytical document. These articles allow for a more in-depth look to relevant topics related to the Canadian population. The four articles linked to the families, households and marital status release and the structural type of dwelling and collectives release are entitled 'Fifty years of families in Canada,' ' Canadian households in 2011: Type and growth,' 'Living arrangements of young adults aged 20 to 29' and 'Living arrangements of seniors.'

    Release date: 2012-09-19
  • 23. Portrait of Families and Living Arrangements in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 98-312-X2011001
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
    Description:

    This 2011 Census analytical document presents key trends emerging from the analysis of families, household and marital status data in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas (CMAs), census agglomerations (CAs), regions located outside CMAs and CAs, and municipalities.

    Release date: 2012-09-19
  • 24. Income Replacement Rates Among Canadian Seniors: The Effect of Widowhood and Divorce Archived
    Articles and reports: 11F0019M2012343
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The financial security of widowed and divorced women during their retirement years has long been a concern. This paper places this issue within the context of research on replacement rates, the extent to which family income during the working years (here, the mid-50s) is "replaced" as individuals move into their late 70s. Using a longitudinal database and fixed-effects econometric models, the paper assesses the effect of widowhood/widowerhood and divorce after age 55 on replacement rates during the retirement years.

    Release date: 2012-06-20
  • 25. Divorce cases in civil court, 2010/2011 Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X201200111634
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    This Juristat article examines some of the key aspects associated with divorce cases in civil court, including the caseload and types of court activity associated with divorce cases, as well as the length of time taken to process and reach a divorce judgment in these cases. The article presents information from the Civil Court Survey for seven provinces and territories: Nova Scotia, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

    Release date: 2012-03-28
  • 26. Families, living arrangements and unpaid work Archived
    Articles and reports: 89-503-X201000111546
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This chapter on families, living arrangements and unpaid work examines the family context and living arrangements of women, including their conjugal lives, and for those in couples, whether they are legal marriages or common-law unions, opposite-sex or same-sex couples, and whether or not there are children present. In addition, female lone-parent families are also analysed, as well as women who live in other arrangements, such as alone or with non-relatives. Other patterns related to births, marriages and divorces are explored, as are family characteristics and living arrangements of immigrant women and visible minority women. Finally, the area of unpaid work is examined, specifically, care of household children, domestic work (including housework and household maintenance) and volunteering.

    Release date: 2011-12-14
  • 27. The Income Management Strategies of Older Couples in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 11F0019M2011335
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    In this study, the income management strategies of Canadian couples are examined using data from the 2007 General Social Survey. The extent to which "older" couples, in which at least one spouse or partner is aged 45 or older, employ an allocative, pooled, or separate strategy is explored. Results show that the income management strategies used by these couples are correlated with relationship characteristics, such as common-law status, duration of relationship, and the presence of children. As well, the likelihood of using a separate approach is positively correlated with levels of educational attainment and with the amount of income received by wives or female partners.

    Release date: 2011-06-22
  • 28. Family court cases involving child custody, access and support arrangements, 2009/2010 Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X201100111423
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    Using information from the Civil Court Survey, the article focuses on family law cases involving child custody, access and support arrangements in seven provinces and territories: Nova Scotia, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. It examines some of the key aspects associated with these cases, including the types of court activity as well as the length of time taken to process and reach decisions in such cases.

    Release date: 2011-03-29
  • 29. Sharing their lives: women, marital trends and education Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X201000211335
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Women have made substantial gains in education over the last few decades and are now more likely to have a university degree than men. At the same time, the conjugal situation of female university graduates has changed considerably. Using data from the 1981 to 2006 Censuses, this article examines how the propensity to form unions (marriage or common-law) has changed for women with university degrees compared to those without a university education. It also compares the incidence of female university graduates forming unions with similarly educated males over time.

    Release date: 2010-09-09
  • 30. The processing of divorce cases through civil court in seven provinces and territories Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X201000111158
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    This article explores the processing of divorce cases in civil courts in seven provinces and territories: Nova Scotia, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Using information from the Civil Court Survey, the article examines some of the key aspects associated with divorce cases, including the volume of cases, the types of court activity associated with the cases, and the length of time taken to process and reach decisions in these cases. Issues identified in these divorce cases, such as access, custody, property and support, are also examined.

    Release date: 2010-05-18
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Reference (4) ((4 results))

  • 1. Gender diversity status of couples: New information in the 2021 Census
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00012021002
    Description: This fact sheet provides a concise description of the context and definitions related to a new concept, the gender diversity status of couples. Data and analysis on gender diversity status of couples will be available in the July 13, 2022 census release as part of the theme of families, households and marital status.
    Release date: 2022-06-14
  • 2. Age, Sex, Marital Status and Common-law Status, 2001 Census Technical Report (Reference Products: 2001 Census) Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 92-380-X
    Description:

    This report focuses on five demographic variables: date of birth, age, sex, marital status and common-law status. The report describes how the data were collected, verified, processed, edited and imputed. The final section covers how the data were evaluated.

    Release date: 2003-10-28
  • 3. Vital Statistics - Marriage Database
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3232
    Description: This is an administrative survey that collects demographic information annually from all provincial and territorial vital statistics registries on all marriages in Canada.
  • 4. Census of Population
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3901
    Description: The census provides a detailed statistical portrait of Canada and its people by their demographic, social and economic characteristics. This information is important for communities and is vital for planning services such as child care, schooling, family services, and skills training for employment.
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